基石

Chinese

		base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; (chemistry) radical	rock; stone; 10 pecks
simp. and trad. (基石)		基	石

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ sek⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-chio̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jishíh
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-shih²
    • Yale: jī-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jishyr
    • Palladius: цзиши (cziši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ sek⁶
    • Yale: gēi sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ sɛːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-chio̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ki-tsio̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kicioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ t͡sioʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

Noun

基石

1. foundation stone; cornerstone

Japanese

Kanji in this term
基	石
き Grade: 5	せき Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

基(き)石(せき) • (kiseki) 

1. foundation stone; cornerstone